Region: Guji

Process: Honey

Notes: nectarine, peach, creamy

We love great Ethiopian coffee, and often the more specific the sourcing, the better the coffee. Kayon Mountain is a wonderful example of both control and terroir’s impact on flavor.

The Kayon Mountain Coffee Farm covers 500 hectares, 300 of which are planted coffee. The farm has been owned and operated by Ismael Hassen Aredo and his family since 2012. It is located in the Guji zone of the Shakiso district of Ethiopia.

Cultivating local economic prosperity, the Kayon Mountain Farm offers free transportation services as well as financial support for the construction of community buildings. Due to local competition for labor, the farm tends to pay higher wages to their pickers in order to incentivize their annual return. 

Both Natural and Washed lots are meticulously produced on the property and are stunning examples of Guji’s complex, sweet, and lush flavor profile.